Report: Tennessee to hire Mike DeBord as offensive coordinator
Two weeks after Mike Bajakian left Tennessee, the Vols have found his replacement.
According to VolQuest.com, head coach Butch Jones has hired Mike DeBord as offensive coordinator. DeBord has served as an administrator in Michigan’s athletic department for the past two years and hasn’t coached since 2012, when he was let go as Chicago Bears’ tight ends coach.
DeBord was a coach at the collegiate level from 1982-2007, including a stint as Central Michigan’s head coach from 2000-03. He also was an assistant at Eastern Illinois, Ball State, Colorado State, Northwestern and twice served as Michigan’s offensive coordinator. He left Michigan when Rich Rodriguez was hired in 2007 and spent two seasons as an assistant with the Seattle Seahawks.
When hired at Central Michigan, DeBord inherited Jones as the team’s running backs coach. He then promoted Jones to offensive coordinator.
DeBord takes over a young, talented Tennessee offense that includes junior quarterback Joshua Dobbs and sophomore running back Jalen Hurd.
The Vols went 7-6 in Jones’ second season as head coach in 2014. Jones brought in the fifth-best 2015 recruiting class on signing day Wednesday.
For more Tennessee news, visit VolQuest.com.
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